Use of a Disposable Water Filter for Prevention of False-Positive Results due to Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria in a Clinical Laboratory Performing Routine Acid-Fast Staining for Tuberculosis-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Use of a Disposable Water Filter for Prevention of False-Positive Results due to Nontuberculosis Mycobacteria in a Clinical Laboratory Performing Routine Acid-Fast Staining for Tuberculosis

Published:2007-10 Issue:19 Volume:73 Page:6296-6298
ISSN:0099-2240
Container-title:Applied and Environmental Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:Appl Environ Microbiol

Author:

Tu Hui-Zin¹²,Chen Chiao-Shan¹²,Huang Tsi-Shu¹,Huang Wen-Kuei¹,Chen Yao-shen¹²,Liu Yung-ching¹,Lin Yusen Eason²

Affiliation:

1. Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

2. National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Abstract

ABSTRACT A point-of-use 0.2-μm filter was evaluated for elimination of nontuberculosis mycobacteria in laboratory water to reduce false-positive acid-fast bacillus staining results. Use of the point-of-use filter can significantly reduce the false-positive rate to 1.2% compared to samples treated with tap water (10.7%) and deionized water (8.7%).

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Ecology,Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology,Food Science,Biotechnology

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/AEM.00325-07

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